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Category Archives: Privacy
Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Read No Evil
Censorship: “the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.” What is so attractive about shutting down the ability of another to read, see, or hear … Continue reading
Pissed Off
A private sector employee from Iowa goes across the border on a Friday after work to Illinois and his friends ask if he wants a hit off a blunt. He takes a hit and thinks nothing of it. Recreational use … Continue reading
Flaws in the Laws: Part I – Employment Drug Testing
Prior to 1987, there was no law that regulated drug testing of employees or applicants for employment in Iowa. Employers were free to test an employee, or an applicant for employment, for any drug or substance with impunity. Since 1987, … Continue reading
Posted in Fairness, General, Privacy, Substance Abuse and Alcoholism/War on Drugs
Tagged Iowa Employee drug testing, Joan Hester, Mark O. Lambert, Phillip Wise, Ralph Rosenberg, Rich Running, Section 730.5, Steve King, Steven Sukup, Tom Vilsack, Tony Bisignano
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A Horrible Decision
On Monday, the Court said it was constitutionally okay to take a sample of “skin cells”. They might just as well take an arm or a leg, your heart, your brain, or your medical records. Continue reading
Posted in Criminal Justice, Fairness, Issues, Privacy
Tagged DNA, Fourth Amendment, Justice Ginsburg, Justice Kagan, Justice Scalia, Justice Stotomayor, Maryland v. King
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No Slam Dunk
Last September I wrote that the United States Supreme Court was about to hear oral arguments in a case called Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders. As you’ll recall, this is what I had to say about it: Albert Florence … Continue reading
Losing More than Liberty
We have allowed the government to ransack our bodies. Continue reading